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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
Bun-Fighting BY Electric Light.

CITY OF MENIco, April 29.-rhe novelty OF
bull-fight by electric light drew an iui-
mense crowd to the Colon Piza Among the
spectators were President Diaz and several
members Of his Cabinet The arena was
brilliantly lighted by ten electric lights and
the guady uniforms of the matIdores fairly
blazed The door of the bullpen Wa, thrown
open and the first made a frantic rush at the
picadors and in a minute was master of the
arena having killed one horse and gored two
Others One matadore aud picudor were
disabled though not killed. The fighters be-
came timid and piled the sword from the
side, being afraid To face the animal Offive
bull, every one was desperate in the blaizing
light and horse, aud fighter, were rolled over
and tossed IN a terrible manner. one swords
man attempted to kill the bull as he charged
and was caught on the horns and tossed ont
of the arena almost liteleSs. The result of
the fight was four horses killed. several torn
and crippled, two matldors nearly killed and
several picadors disabled The dazzling light
seems to make the animals wild. This was
the first time bull fighting has been tried by
electric light
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
This Texas Drouth.

GALVESTON, May The News. comment
ing upon the drouth, says The drouth of
last year aud that of the present season are
unparalleled. In the extreme northwest Of
I syas aud the extreme southwest there have
b -.u rains of late that viii prove of incalru-
liable benefit ip the cattle districts but the
agricultural districts pure and simple except,
perhaI,-. ia a limited area in northern raxas.
ara suffering seriously for want Of rain IN
ali than belt of country between san Antonio
and Austin. from Austin % Waco. from
WACO ro Bremond and down the Central
Railruid io Houston and within the gircltm-
ference described by this geographical circle
thc country stands nadly in need of moisture.
oats and small grain within the districts are
almost a total failure. while corn that should
bc well advanced and in vigorous condition
i, seriously willcd and in bad condition at
the roots This is the worst feature of the ag-
| ricutural situation in central and middle
and southern Texas. There is still time
/ ahead to make a cotton crop, although at
/ best the cotton crop l. now bound 10 be late
( Unless rains come within six or eight days
/ The corn crop in Texas viii be very much Of
Z a failure. 30 serious l. the outlook that
whole sale houses are Withdrawing their men
/ from the road, pending a solution of the
rainfall problem
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
Cha aSing a Horse Thief.

WuEE-HAEHE, April 29-un Wednesday
last q valuable horse was stolen from the
stable OF Rouse a Kline, at Wcatherly of
ticer Harrington wa, put upon the track Of
the thief ami traced him to Harrington
swamp Tho thief rode through the swamp
ON horseback and the officer. who was seated
in q carriage had 90 give up the chase On
Thursday afternoon the thief turned up IN
another section of the country He stopped
al the farm house of Christian Scha and
wanted 10 buy some horse feed Mr. ScIan
who had been appri~,,I of tie theft Is
had an the farmers in the vicinity. had his
suspicious aroused The thief became alarm Il
and took % hi, heels Farmers S.ra aud
Lntz mounted their horses, and, taking with
them their ,hutguns. followed Thcy called
to the thief C., halt but hr refused and they
fired ui,Iu him. The stranger escaped to the
mountain near by. i,ut IBIS capture is only "a
Question of time. unless he prefers >tarya-
ton
Tlo stolen horse Wa, found tied 10 Tree
near by, and returned 20 its owners In the
exciting chase she thcf dropped a blanket
which he carried around hi, shoulders
There were fouror five bullet-holes in il. and
it l. more than possible that the wearer may
have received mortal wounds
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
Bold Train Robbery.


Tuesos. April ,s-- The Wesicrn-boRndex
press on tie Southern Paeiiir Railroad, due
here al lasp last evening, was stopped and
rubbed al Pllrga station The number of
men en.is,si in she robbery is varicusly es-
timafed from five 10 eight Colonel Harper,
the engineer. when approaching Pdpago was
sigIiale,i l,y q red lantern to- stop He slow
ed down aud lac approached the light he
noticed obstrusticn, On the track 81 placed
that in case he tdled 10 stop the engine
would s,,rcal tie track aud der;til itself
Immel aiely on stripping dozen er more
shots wcre Tired into the express ear and
man with pistol in ,icI hand i,sarled the
locomotive aud commanded Harper not TO
get down rhe other r0bher had in the
meantime, been prying open the express car,
and faili. 40 g,i it open they p..ieed stick
of giant powder under il and compelled lIar-
per to ii sl,t tli,. fuse attached This ne was
obliged To do, bur To avoid b-ing blown up.
the messenger opened the ear and the rol'iers
took possession After eXtinguisiing the
fusc they then took charge of the ear, un-
coupled the engine. baggage and express ear
from lie remainder of the train and made
Harper get ON the engine and pull ahead two
lengths This being done. Harper was again
put ofT and the robber, took charge of the
engine IN pnlled six miles toward Tucson,
where they left the train
During the ran the robbers went through
the mail and express ears, but did not get
more than 5000 They got two packages Of
railroad money, one of Sl2l0 and one of 500
and also two packages of postage stamps GO
ing to the Post-otfice at Francisco 1t Is
reported that the express messenger threw
$500 in gold into the stove and 80 saved it
from the robbers. Nothing was known here
oi the affair until past midnight, when a tel
cgram was received from Pantano brake
man having walked back eight miles To that
place. special was sent down and the
train brought in N this morning. None of
the passengers were molested. Some of the
passengers knew nothing Of the trouble un-
iii after their arrival here The robbers are
believed 10 be discharged railroad employees
although they compelled Engineer Harper to
show them how 10 handle the locomotive
Immediately upon receipt of the news at
the office of the Southern Pacific Company.
in this city. \. y Towne, general manager,
issued a circular offering reward of $1,000
for the apprehension of tine robbers.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
Anosnsr step for South Penn.

HAskisnUEc. April y7-Tle bin which
has been masqu,.rading her, a. a measure in
the interest Of the South Penn Railroad was
thoroughly exposed to-day as Vanderbilt
scheme to iegitimize the sale of that interest
in the South Penn Company TO the Pennssl-
vania Railroad
The pressure wa> introduced by senator
Thompson of Danphin. iaut Mr.. Thompson
has steadily declined to shed any illumination
upon its real purpose. To-day. however,
Senator Alexander. who represents Somerset,
Beiioni and Fulton Coaniies. which are e.
Peciaily anxious 70 have the South Penn
Line built, shed a flood Of light upon the sub
ject. He had previously voted for the bill.
To-day Unexplained thar he had done this
because Superintendent ofConstnlction Sau-
ger, whom he was told he could believe. had
represented that the bill was desired by the
South Penn stockholders, who desired to
build the road Mr.. Alexander added that
be had discovered that this representation
was false. and that the bill Was designed 10
kill the railroad power instead of revivingit.
The measure, he said, was in the Vanderbilt
interest if it passed as the road was to be
built from Newville, on the Cumberland Val
ley Line. to Mount Dallas, the Eastern ter
minus of the Bedford Division of the Penn
sylyania Railroad
This would have put a railroad in Fulton
County, but il would have made that portion
of the South Penn Line no longer parallel To
or competing with the Pennsylvania, and 80
would make possible under the pending bill
the sale ofall the rest ofthe South Penn stock
10 the Pennsylvania Railroad
Mr. AleXander's statement made quite a
sensation. Mr.. Thompson attempted no re-
ply, and the bill was finally defeated, only
seven senators voting in its favor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04

of for.i.sii siitca q. The IaapeFs and criminal
~ All creation IL ha. done nothing 70 pr3-
mote the purity Of the ballot box II li;ss
done nothing 10 restore American commerce
and shipping 10 their oncc proud pre-emi-
nenoc ON the seas II bas done nothing to
foster trade relations with our American
ncighbor nations.
some things, admit. II has done. Il has
ruarIie,i two or three wives. II has baptized
one standar5-oil baby with a. much fium-
mcry and aunkyism as ifit had been q
Spanish infant with 100 grandfathers, or a
royal Russian ear cub with name as long
a. fishing pole Il ha, brought black
Ioodles into fashion, and inaHgurate! more
nauSeating tricks Of sersile Awning and soft
-,iuaslly Jrans-gyric than auy other ou,iitthai
ever wallowed IN the White House. 1t has
demoralizei the finest postal service under
the sun by appointing tens Of thousands Of
ignorant and incompetent substitute for
trained officials. It has sent horde Of an
eieut and uncouth fossils Of the ichthyosaur-
ian period IN politics 10 represent our mighty
New World Republic at foreign courts and
render us a laughing stock 10 ali the world.
And IL has passed and signed thai master
pi,,., Of malignant iack-asscIy. the Interstate
Commerce destruction bin which if enforc-
ed. viii speedily drive the whole country into
baukrtlptcv.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
In Arthur's Memory.

ALBANY, April 29.-The friends of the late
President Arthur in this city and in New
York have for some time been taking steps
toward the erection of monument to his
memory in the Rural Cemetery here The
movement has not been made public as il was
not desired to invite general subscriptions.
The desired amount of money has already
been exceeded and Surrogate Daniel G. Rol-
lins, Elihu Root John II Starin. Charlie, l..
Tiffany and Cornelius Bliss. of New York
have been named the committee to select
plans. The subscriptions are so generons
that substantial and rich stone sarcopha-
gus will be erected in the cemetery here and
iife-size-bronze statue of the President on "a
proper pedestal viii be erected in one of the
squares OF New York The city authorities
Will be invited to select and grant the site.
The Albany monument will be erected ia the
Autumn
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
Grants Memoirs.

lIsKrFoED, Cpnn. April y During thu
exercises in meuory Of General Grant last
evening the following curious statistics in
regard to the manufacture or the Personal
Memoirs of General Grant were read In
binding the cloth books there was "A $50
square yards Of cloth used, or if pun in one
piece it would make strip one yard wide
and twenty five and onc-6flh mills long
1he gold used in stamping lettering etc. ON
all styles ofbiuding. II cuincd would make
l5.i4s,47. Tie price paid the goldbeaters
for this gold was 81 639.50. There was 27G
barrels OF binder paste used weighing about
/ 690oo pounds There we've = So shcpl~kins
used, 7,22l guatskin>, and ~ calfSkiu>. A.
none of these skins was split il represents.
of course, the killing of an elulal number of
animals There was about ~ ilu rtam, af
paper used in the printing, which weighed
about ,sl3.Ss0 pounds or 906l tons. This
put into one piece would make strip two
/ feet wide aud ,6S2g miles long Ifthe books
! were piled up Ia one row the narrowest way.
/ that is the same they would stand IN a
bookcase, il would take shelf nineteen and
/ one-half miles long 10 hold them Ii the
+ pages of the books ware joined togeter il
/ would make strip OF paper six inches wide
F 6,729l miles long. Forty-onr steam presses
were working day and night, over l,000 oper-
/ ativcs were employed, and over 1000 agents
engaged in distributing the book 70 these
/ laiter-wilo were mainly old soldiers. was
maid in commissions for stiiintr the bpat
T considerable more than Il 0eO.0p0 in cash
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
Killed by A Calf.

MONTICELLO. H., April PA singular ac-
cident, by which two men lost their lives,
occurred near Mansfield. i'm thi, county, yes
terday afternoon
J. NJ. Burns, a wealthy and highly re-
sPected farmer, was engaged in painting the
shingles of his new barn which three men
were mailing down. All four were standing
on a bracket scafiold, twenty feel from the
ground.
4 calf running al large, with a rope around
it, neck, managed to wrap the rope several
times around one of the posts used to sup
port the scailolding at an angle of fifty de
gress. One of the workmen noticed the fact
and was about TO descend the ladder and lib
crate the calf. when the animal made sud-
den spring and ierked the support from under
one end of the Scatiold, preciptatins all four
men to the ground.
Mr.. Burns fell headformost on a founda-
ton stone, crushing his skull, and died in
stantly Robert Newton was 81 badly in
jured that there Is no hope OF his recovery.
The other men were not seriously hurt
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
Pierced by a Sword.

RALEIGH, y G., April 30 OThere was "a
procession yesterday in Clinton IN honor of
the completion of "A railway, and thousands
of people lined the streets Col. William G.
Jones, a prominent young officer, was in
command of the troops, as colonel of the
Second Infantry regiment lis horse, alarm
ctl N the noise, betame uuuanageablc and
dashed wildly into group of marshais
Col. Jones WAS thrown violently from his
saddle, holding fast IN hi, right hand his
drawn sword which, as ne fell pierced the
body OF II. \. James, one OF the marshals
Both men fell together, while their horses
dashed away The sword, which was a | nj
tel States regulation blade trInstixcd Mr..
James from back to breast the blade enter
ing un the left side OF the spine. After piss
ing through the body 1t snapped near the
hilt The sword was drawn out by the point
which protruded several inches in font. near
the breastbone
The regimental surgeon and other phys
icians say that the wound may not prove
fatal, as the lungs were not touched Coi.
Jones narrowly escaped conclusion of The
brain, and the dreadful occurrence nearly
! drives him mad
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
The Cattle Plague.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE members of the
Illinois Live Stock Commission are in the
city discussing the pleuro- pneumonia ques-
ton
II Is thought that it will be necessary to
slaughter 900 more cattle in Cook county
before pleuro-pneumonia can be thoroughly
eradicated.
The Board has already formally ordered
the slaughter of q considerable number ofan-
imals in theinfected districts and when Pro
fc>sor Lay, who is at present investigating ON
behalf of the United States Department of
Agriculture, reports the necessity for coop
Grafton. the State and National authorities
will unite and order the slaughter of a. many
more a. may be thought necessary regard
les of the cost
We will not stop said an official last
evening, until we have thoroughly cleansed
the county of this disease
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04

The days of divine worship in Primi-
tive buildings are not vet entirely passed.
Thecongregation the Reformed Church,
Of Campbell county. Dakota. has built a
church of sods. eighteen by twenty feet
and eight feet high The roof is also
made Of sods, which are laid on limbs OF
trees. Each side has three windows. and
a door at one end. The walls inside are
plastercd with "a mixture made of clay
and fax straw. plaster with which the
Russians of Dakota plaster their houses
and stables inside and ont. The pews are
made of rough boards placed on blocks
Of mud. and the pulpit Is one-hundred
pound c0tie-boN. which serves as plat
form. and a few rough boards in the shape
of q desk. There isuo floor in this church
except the virgin soil ON this church
there il still small debt for windows
and the door And during the winter
just passed the worshipers participated in
all the services, though "A few blazing logs
the heat from which was insuthcienr, fur
nished the only contrast TO the biting
blasts of a Northwestern winter. And a.
regularly as the sabbath comes the little
flock assemblies TO man, not fair-weath-
ct Christian being known for miles
around
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
A Doctor Murdered.


PORTSMOUTH, o, April 2S.-Dr w T.
Northrup, prominent physician at Haver-
hill, in the easter portion of Scioto county,
was murdered yesterday by Thomas Mccoy.
a saloonkeeper. and his brother Alfred, the
postmaster AT Haverhill aided by the two
sons of Alfred Mccoy. MIR. Northrup had
incurred the displeasure Of the McCoys by
being active in favor OF local option They
waylaid him yesterday when coming TO his
office and began firing on him with pistols
and shotguns. He was unarmed, but drew
a pocket knife and badly wounded Alfred
Mc'oy before he was fatally shot The doe
tor was about 35 years old and unmarried.
The McCoys have been arrested and there is
a feeling in favor of lynching.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
A Mad Mastiff.

CHICAGO, April 2s.-While Annie Carol.
a child about years old, was playing in
front of her parents residence this morning.
a huge mastiff, with foam running from its
mouth, came up and seizing the right arm of
the child chewed it in frightful manner.
At the approach of a citizen the dog left lis
victim and ran away. police officer hear
ing of the occurrence, fastened To the police
station where lac procured rifle and started
in pursuit of the dog. After a chase of three
miles he came up with the deg and battle
took place. The officer, by clubbing his rifle
kept the dog from biting him and finally
ended his career with a bullet. The dog also
bit a horse and three other dogs after leaving
the child
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
legislative Bribery.

L,NsING, Mich, April 3o.--Late last night
Do, arguments in the Dakiu bribery impeach-
meur case were concluded and the ease sub
mitted to the house By q vote of 50 Jo II II
VA, decided that he had ,ndeavorcd to pro.
curr money from D. J.. Eaton and John II
Stacklct0u. o-trn-ibiy To corrupt members
bat really with view to approPriatinE il &,
his own tls, pfthc specific charge that "a,
had placed an estimated pr.ce after the nam,
offiiteen members hc,ya> unanimously loun,
guilty
A resolution WIS then offered that nakir
he expelled from the House and it was adopt
cd by a unanimous vote The hall wa,
crowded and there WAS absolute quite rs IA,
Speaker announced that in view of the yot'
Dee must declare Milo II. Daku expeile,
lrom the floor of the House and from IT.
privileges.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
Linna's First Oil Fire.

LIMA a.. May l-burin2 % heavy thun-
and lightning storm this morning the Stand
ard ul Company, iron tank number .
containing 5000 barrels of oil. was struck
and fired The burning tank was situated
near > Others of the same company, and the
flame, threatened To spread to them. A
large number of men were put 70 work. the
Standard Company paying them - an hour
for labor digging a large hole near the tank.
When complete the lower rim ofthe tank was
penetrated by a shot from a cannon, the oil
ran into the excavation and the other tanks
IL 8, thought viii be- saved. The tanks are
situated ON ground higher than the city. and
should the other tanks take fire there is great
danger of the southern part Of the city.
being submerged by burning oil Great
.ftt NisfK- fr,.N-gils
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04

THE O5NTra published al Washington
in this State. in the following plain spo-
ken and somewhat caustic article tells
some home truth, which are worthy Of
consideration 10y voters Of all parties, par
ticularly at this time when the canvass
for County nominations Is about opening
The Democratic candidates for Com
missioner have made an agreement not u
canvass This Is we'll and lhe Bepubli-
cans might initiate il with profit. About
forty candidates are announced all Of
whom will travel over the county more
or less. Counting the expenses of the
candidates. the value of their lost time
and the lost time of the people who stop
work to talk 10 them itamount, TO thous-
ands Of dollars. And after all the people
are a. apt 10 be beaten a not. The slick
est agent and the sm0othest jongued
swindler are those who succeed best in
deceiving the people. And SO the un-
scrupulous political liar may make a good
impression and carry a district when he
is the least deserving among the aspirants.
4 You can't tell what man is by meeting
. him once"
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
Killed by a Runaway Train.

BEooKFiELD. Mass, April 3o.-A runaway
train on the Boston q Albany Railroad yes
tcr,lay caused the loss OF one life and about
$4,000 worth of property While shifting
at Spencer. five miles away, or more
ten ears belonging to the through freight OF
Conductor Debioise broke away and started
down grade With five car, and the engine
he started in pursuit, and when near here,
and near the runaways. Debloise jumped to
them. He miscalculatcd the distance how
ever and fell between the sections, and was
ground to pieces 10y his own train. The sta
ton agent here saw the ears coming and
turned a switch. sending them out over an
embankment into meadow. The reason
for the chase and the sudden switching was
the fact that AN accommodation train was
following rapidly and had whStled for
Brookville when the ears were thrown utf the
track
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
A Crazy Negro's Awful Crime.

LoNG VIEW Texas, April 27.-Caleb Fos-
ter negro. living near the south line of
Harrison county suddenly became crazed a
few days ago, snatched his three-year-old
child by the legs, dashedit brains out against
a tree and ran with the body 10 the creek bot
tom. where he was Intellectually followed by
his family. Assistance was procured and he
was finally captured. When found Foster
was rending the child body with his teeth,
splitting flesh on the ground and all the time
iabbering Ia himself
Upon being captured he was conveyed to
his home and closely guarded Three days
after, recovering his normal condition not
seeing his little son playing around his bed,
he inquired for him. The truth was not told
TO him, and strict investigation showed con
clusively that he retained no remembrance
of the awful tragedy in which he had been
the chief actor.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
Fire Bugs at Kankakee.

kANEAEEF, lli.. May Fire originating
cl Bachaut'- warehouse. thc Presbyterian
and Lutheran Churches and ten dwellings.
OlmStead~ warehouse was partly burned.
Loss. sJOonO insurance, S20tWU.
The fire WAS uudoubtedulv of mcendiary
believed 10 have been burned to death The
burned buildings were frame. Half the .lowu
woulI have been destroyed had not the fire
department of she insane Hospital responded
To the alarm. A large special police force is
watching the city Tonight. An unsuccessful
attempt tu start fire in another portion of
the town was discovered and wa, frustrated
this evening. Great excitement prevails
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-05-04
An Ole Sinner.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, April 2S.-Elihu Gregg,
the old law-breaker was arrested and Jailed
here this afternoon He will be remembered
as the man who burned the Kingwood
courthouse in 1863. He was three times
sentenced 10 be hanged. cut his way out of
prison. went west, was captured again in
1877 and while awaiting execution was par
doned out by Gov Jackson. He stole a horse
from Alfred Knight near Brownville last
November and escaped into Maryland and
West Virginia where he has since remained.
The citizens and most officers feared 10 arrest
him. To-day he was passing through Fay
ette county toward Brownville when Deputy
sheriff Johns hunted him down and with
the aid OF Deputy Carter arrested him
Gregg is - years old